First They Killed My Father

First They Killed My FatherThe author tells a story reflective of the experiences shared by many Cambodians who lived through the genocide under the regime of Pol Pot. The fascinating firsthand account vividly describes events during this time in history: her life prior to when the Khamer Rouge army stormed the capital city of Phnom Penh; several attempts by her family to flee the concentration camps; to finally leaving for America and finding a new life, while still searching

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Lizzy struggles to do what is right

and chance encounters with a cast of historical characters—including Rudyard Kipling

"Fact file" inserts

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the World Fair

Analogies are also a key component of many assessment and ability tests

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It's no fun

Globe Theatre

and a culture that feels stuck in time one hundred years earlier

Explanations of historical context (such as etiquette rules